Description

Components that have the same function in different Web pages are more
easily recognized if they are labeled consistently. If the naming is not
consistent, some users may get confused.

Note: Text alternatives that are "consistent" are not always "identical." For
instance, you may have an graphical arrow at the bottom of a Web page
that links to the next Web page. The text alternative may say "Go to
page 4." Naturally, it would not be appropriate to repeat this exact
text alternative on the next Web page. It would be more appropriate to
say "Go to page 5". Although these text alternatives would not be
identical, they would be consistent, and therefore would not be failures
for this Success Criterion.

Examples

Failure Example 1:

One of the most common examples of using inconsistent labels for
components with the same function is to use a button that says
"search" in one page and to use a button that says "find" on another
page when they both serve the identical function.

Failure Example 2:

An online authoring tool that uses a button with "Save page" on one
page and "Save" on another page, in both cases for the same
function.

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Tests

Procedure

In a set of Web pages, find components with the same function
that are repeated in multiple Web pages.

For each component with the same function found in step #1, check
that the naming is consistent.

Expected Results

If step #2 is false then this failure condition applies and content fails
the Success Criterion.